{"id":2206912,"date":"2024-03-26T19:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-settles-federal-securities-fraud-case-avoids-criminal-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T19:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:12:14","slug":"texas-ag-ken-paxton-settles-federal-securities-fraud-case-avoids-criminal-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-settles-federal-securities-fraud-case-avoids-criminal-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resolves federal securities fraud case, evades criminal trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-ag-ken-paxton-settles-federal-securities-fraud-case-avoids-criminal-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary provided highlights the resolution of Texas Attorney\u2064 General \u2063Ken Paxton&#8217;s lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-nbc-purchased-video-for-35000-from-man-charged-in-u-s-capitol-riot-court-docs\/\" title=\"CNN, NBC Purchased Video For ,000 From Man Charged In U.S. Capitol Riot: Court Docs\">federal indictment<\/a>. Paxton, a Republican, settled the case this week, avoiding a\u200b criminal trial and jail \u2063time. More details can be found in The New York Times article linked. Your\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\">summary effectively \u200ccaptures<\/a> the \u200ckey points of \u2063the situation involving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton settling a federal indictment without undergoing a criminal\u200c trial, thus evading jail \u2062time.\u2063 For\u200c further details, readers can refer to The New York Times article linked.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton settled a nearly decade-long federal indictment this week after reaching a deal with prosecutors that will allow him to avoid a criminal trial and having to spend any time behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/26\/us\/politics\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-texas-plea-deal-securities-fraud.html?smtyp=cur&#038;smid=tw-nytimes\">reported<\/a> that Paxton does not have to admit guilt as part of the agreement but must pay approximately $300,000 in restitution, take legal ethics courses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-l-a-d-a-s-husband-who-pulled-a-gun-on-a-blm-leader-requests-diversion-to-avoid-jail\/\" title=\"Former L.A. D.A.\u2019s Husband Who Pulled A Gun On A BLM Leader Requests Diversion To Avoid Jail\">perform community service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo judge can force a prosecutor to present evidence or call witnesses,\u201d Judge Andrea Beall said in court on Tuesday. \u201cThis court does not have any say in this contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 2011, Paxton was accused of misleading investors \u201cinto putting money into a Dallas-area technology company without disclosing to them that he was making a commission on their investments,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton\u2019s lawyer, Dan Cogdell, said he would never admit guilt in the case because \u201che\u2019s not guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question wasn\u2019t whether anyone was going to win,\u201d said special prosecutor Brian Wice. \u201cThe question was whether we had honored our oath to seek justice, and that\u2019s what we believe that we did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paxton <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/1772680069523108039\">responded<\/a> to the outcome, \u201cFor over a decade, my family and I have been dealing with the ongoing stress of these accusations and are relieved to finally have a resolution in this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prosecution came to us to begin negotiations and we were able to come to an agreement on terms. There will never be a conviction in this case nor am I guilty,\u201d he continued. \u201cI look forward to putting this behind me. I want to thank my family, team, and supporters for sticking by my side. Dealing with a 10-year case looming over our heads was no easy task. I am glad to move on and will provide further comment in the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, resolved a lengthy federal indictment without a trial, avoiding imprisonment. 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